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期待 (qī dài): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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期待 (qī dài): Anticipate (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

期待 consists of 2 characters.

a period of time; to expect or hope for

to wait, to treat, to deal with

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 期待.

Words with 期

星期xīng qīHSK 1
学期xué qīHSK 4
上期shàng qī
下期xià qī
中期zhōng qī
为期wéi qī
任期rèn qī
假期jià qī

Words with 待

亏待kuī dài
对待duì dài
待遇dài yù
招待zhāo dài
接待jiē dài
有待yǒu dài
款待kuǎn dài
看待kàn dài

How to Use 期待 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 期待 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith非常

fēi非

cháng常

qī期

dài待

neutral

very much look forward to

Idiomwith满怀

mǎn满

huái怀

qī期

dài待

Verb + Objectwith未来

qī期

dài待

wèi未

lái来

Verb + Complementwith已久

qī期

dài待

yǐ已

jiǔ久

Example Sentences with 期待

wǒ我

qī期

dài待

míng明

tiān天

qù去

gōng公

neutral

full of anticipation

neutral

look forward to the future

formal

Written

long-awaited

yuán园

wán玩

。

I look forward to going to the park tomorrow.

wǒ我

shí十

fēn分

qī期

dài待

míng明

tiān天

de的

lǚ旅

xíng行

。

I am really looking forward to tomorrow's trip.

wǒ我

men们

zhèng正

rè热

qiè切

dì地

qī期

dài待

zhe着

guì贵

gōng公

sī司

dài代

biǎo表

tuán团

de的

zhèng正

shì式

fǎng访

wèn问

。

We are eagerly anticipating the official visit of your company's delegation.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

qī期

dài待

jiàn见

zhèng证

zhè这

xiàng项

kē科

yán研

chéng成

guǒ果

de的

zuì最

zhōng终

fā发

bù布

ma吗

？

Aren't you looking forward to witnessing the final release of this scientific research achievement?

hái孩

zi子

men们

qī期

dài待

shōu收

dào到

shēng生

rì日

wǒ我

bìng并

wèi未

qī期

dài待

guò过

gāo高

de的

huí回

dà大

jiā家

yì一

biān边

xiǎng享

yòng用

wǎn晚

cān餐

，

yì

wǒ我

men们

qī期

dài待

zhè这

cì次

lǚ旅

xíng行

néng能

wǒ我

zhēn真

xīn心

qī期

dài待

nǐ你

néng能

fēn分

xiǎng享

lǐ礼

wù物

。

The children are looking forward to receiving birthday gifts.

bào报

，

zhī只

qiú求

xiàng项

mù目

néng能

píng平

wěn稳

luò落

dì地

。

I did not expect excessively high returns; I only hope the project can be smoothly implemented.

一

biān边

qī期

dài待

zhe着

jí即

jiāng将

kāi开

shǐ始

de的

yīn音

yuè乐

huì会

。

Everyone enjoyed dinner while anticipating the upcoming concert.

dài带

lái来

měi美

hǎo好

de的

huí回

yì忆

。

We hope this trip will bring wonderful memories.

gèng

更

duō多

guān关

yú于

zhè这

cì次

hǎi海

wài外

yán研

xiū修

de的

jiàn见

wén闻

。

I sincerely hope you can share more about your experiences from this overseas research program.